2007 Chevrolet Malibu Owner's Manual - Page 116

Theft-Deterrent Systems Vehicle theft is big business, especially in some cities. Although your vehicle has a number of theft-deterrent features, we know that nothing we put on it can make it impossible to steal. The system will arm either: • Thirty seconds after all the doors and the liftgate (MAXX) are closed. • Sixty seconds with any door open. If you press the lock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter a second time while all the doors and liftgate are closed, the system will arm immediately. The system will still arm in sixty seconds if a door or liftgate is open. When the opened door or liftgate is closed, it will also become armed. The security light, located on the instrument panel cluster, will turn on to indicate that arming has been initiated. Once the system is armed, the security light will flash once every three seconds. Content Theft-Deterrent Your vehicle may have a content theft-deterrent alarm system. Arming the System With the ignition off, you can arm the system by doing any one of the following: • Press the remote keyless entry transmitter lock button. • Press the power door lock switch while the driver's door is open. If the security light is flashing twice per second, this means that a door or the liftgate is open. If you do not want to arm the system, you may lock the car with the lock knob on the doors. 116